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In February of 1986, Pet Shop Boys released their fourth single, "Love Comes Quickly". It was backed by "That's My Impression". The A side appeared on their debut album, Please. The B side was a non-LP track. The single reached the #19 spot on the U.K. singles chart and the #62 spot on the U.S. singles chart. The London new wave band still records and performs.

In February of 1985, Tears For Fears released their second album, Songs From The Big Chair. It contained the singles, "Head Over Heels" (#12 U.K., #3 U.S.), "Mother's Talk" (#14 U.K., #27 U.S.), "I Believe" (#23 U.K.), "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" (#2 U.K., #1 U.S.) and "Shout" (#4 U.K., #1 U.S.). The album reached the #2 spot on the U.K. albums chart and the #1 spot on the U.S. albums chart). The Bath, England new wave band was driven by Curt Smith and Roland Orzabel. Curt left the band in 1990 but returned in 2000. They are still active.

In February of 1983, Echo & The Bunnymen released their third album, Porcupine. It contained the singles, "The Back Of Love" (#19 U.K.) and "The Cutter" (#8 U.K.). The album, itself, reached the #2 spot on the U.K. albums chart. The Liverpool, England post punk band disbanded in 1992 but re-formed in 1996 and has been active in the studio and on the stage ever since.

On this date in 1980, The Feelies released their debut album, Crazy Rhythms. It included the singles, "Fa Ce La" and "Everybody's Got Something To Hide (Except For Me And My Monkey)". The Haledon, NJ power pop band disbanded in 1991 after four albums.

On this date in 1980, U.K. Subs released their fifth single, "Warhead". It was backed by "The Harper" and "I'm Waiting For The Man". The A side appeared on their second studio album, Brand New Age. Neither supporting track made the album but both were added as bonus tracks when the album was re-released on CD. The single reached the #30 spot on the U.K. singles chart. The London punk band is still active in recording and performing.

On this date in 1980, The Portraits released their debut single, "Hazards In The Home". It was backed by "Never Let Go". Neither track appeared on an album. In fact, the band only released two singles under this name and this was the end of their catalog. However, the London new wave band would have a much more extensive catalog of material under the name they chose in 1982--The Fixx.

This one has no significance with today's date but a reader named Charles had asked that we find an opportunity to post something from The Times.

The Times was a side project from Edward Ball and Daniel Treacy of Television Personalities. The London mod revivalist band lasted from 1980 until 1986 and then released some additional material in the late '80's.

On this date in 1981, Dalek I Love You released their fourth single, "Heartbeat". The B side was "Astronauts (Have Landed On The Moon)". Neither track appeared on an album. The band, at this time, was officially only Alan Gill (ex-The Teardrop Explodes) though he brought in musicians to help record this song. Merrick (future Adam and The Ants) played drums for these tracks. The Liverpool post punk/new wave band with a constantly changing lineup called it quits in 1990.

On this date in 1980, Bad Manners released their debut single, "Ne Ne Na Na Na Na Nu Nu". It was backed by "Holidays". The A side appeared on their debut album, Ska 'N' B. The B side was a non-LP track. The single reached the #28 spot on the U.K. singles chart. The London ska band still performs but has not released any new material since 2003.

On this date in 1982, The Business released their debut EP, Smash The Discos. Aside from the title track, the EP also included "Disco Girls" and "Dayo". None of the tracks appeared on an album but all were added to their debut, Suburban Rebels, when it was re-released on CD. The London punk/Oi! band is still going strong.

On this date in 1982, Lora Logic released her debut solo album, Pedigree Charm. It contained the single, "Wonderful Offer". The London punk/post punk musician was formerly in X-Ray Spex and Essential Logic. She later became a Hare Krishna.

On this date in 1981, Nine Below Zero released their debut studio album, Don't Point Your Finger. It contained the single, "Three Times Enough". The London new wave/mod revivalists are still at it though rhythm and blues is their passion now.

On this date in 1981, Spandau Ballet released their debut album, Journeys To Glory. It contained the singles, "To Cut A Long Story Short" (#5 U.K.) , "Muscle Bound" (#10 U.K.)and "The Freeze" (#17 U.K.). The album reached the #5 spot on the U.K. albums chart. The London new wave band disbanded in 1990.

On this date in 1981, Heaven 17 released their debut single, "(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang". It was backed by "The Decline Of The West". The A side appeared on their debut album, Penthouse And Pavement. The B side was excluded but did appear on their Music For Stowaways cassette-only release. It was also added as a bonus track to their debut album on a subsequent CD re-release. Despite being banned by the BBC for its politically critical lyrics, the song did reach the #45 spot on the U.K. singles chart. The Sheffield, England new wave band formed when Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh split from The Human League.

On this date in 1980, The Desperate Bicycles released their debut album, Remorse Code. It did not contain any of their four singles. The London punk band disbanded in 1981 after one album, four singles and one EP.

On this date in 1978, Slaughter and The Dogs released their fourth single, "Quick Joey Small". It was backed by "Come On Back". The A side appeared on their debut album, Do It Dog Style. The B side was a non-LP track that was added as a bonus track when the album was re-released on CD. The Manchester, England punk band disbanded in 1978 but re-formed in 1979. They disbanded again in 1981. Theie current status is that they are back together and playing live.

In February of 1982, 8 Eyed Spy released their only single, "Diddy Wah Diddy". It was backed by "Dead You Me". The A side appeared on their self-titled debut album. The B side was a non-LP track. The New York City no wave band was fronted by Lydia Lunch, the same Lydia Lunch who fronted Teenage Jesus and The Jerks. They lasted through one single, one studio album, one live album and one cassette, all issued within a year.

On this date in 1982, XTC released their fifteenth single, "Ball And Chain". It was backed by "Punch And Judy" and "Heaven Is Paved With Broken Glass". The 12" single contained "Punch And Judy" plus "Cockpit Dance Mixture" as the supporting tracks, the latter of which was a remixed version of an LP track from English Settlement called "Down In The Cockpit", though the song was only on the U.K. edition of the album. The single peaked at #58 in the U.K. The A side also appeared on English Settlement, their fifth album, while the other supporting tracks were not. The Swindon, England post punk/new wave band called it quits in 2006.

On this date in 1982, Pigbag released their debut album, Dr. Heckle And Mr. Jive. It included the single, "Getting Up" (#61 U.K.). The album consisted of eight instrumental tracks. The album reached the #18 spot on the U.K. albums chart. The Birmingham, England post-punk band disbanded in 1983 after five singles and three albums.

On this date in 1982, Chron Gen released their third 7 inch record, "Jet Boy, Jet Girl". It was backed by "Abortions" and "Subway Sadist". The A side appeared on their debut studio album, Chronic Generation. The two supporting tracks did not though "Subway Sadist" was added to the album as a bonus track when it was re-released on CD. The single reached the #4 spot on the U.K. indie singles chart. The Hertfordshire, England punk band called it quits in 1985.

On this date in 1982, Classix Nouveaux released their seventh single, "Is It A Dream?". It was backed by "Where To Go". The A side appeared on their second album, La Verite. The B side was a non-LP track that was added as a bonus when the album was re-released on CD. The single reached the #11 spot on the U.K. singles chart. The London post punk/new wave band was formed after Jak Airport and BP Hurding left X-Ray Spex. They disbanded in 1985.

On this date in 1982, Thompson Twins released their second album, Set. It contained the singles, "In The Name Of Love", "Perfect Game", "Make Believe" and "Runaway". The album reached the #48 spot on the U.K. albums chart. The London new wave band lasted until 1993.

On this date in 1981, Blurt released their debut album, In Berlin. The album contained 8 tracks recorded live in Berlin. The Gloucestershire, England post punk band is still performing. Their last release of new material was in 1999.

On this date in 1981, The Lambrettas released their fifth single, "Good Times". It was backed by "Lamba-Samba". The A side appeared on their second album, Ambience. The B side was a non-LP track that was added as a bonus track when the album was re-released on CD. The Brighton, England mod revivalists released nine singles and two albums before disbanding in 1982.

On this date in 1982, Bad Religion released their debut album, How Could Hell Be Any Worse? It did not produce any singles. The Los Angeles punk band still records and performs. Greg Hetson of Circle Jerks was actually in both bands at the same time.

In February of 1982, The Bongos released their third single, "Zebra Club". It was backed by "Certain Harbours". Both tracks appeared on their second album, Time And The River. The Hoboken, NJ power pop band disbanded in 1985 after three albums.

On this date in 1981, B-Movie released their third single, "Remembrance Day". It was backed by "Institution Walls". The A side appeared on their debut album, Forever Running, which was released in 1985. The album and single version were remixed from the version that appeared as the B side to "Nowhere Girl" in 1980. The B side was a non-LP track. The single reached the #61 spot on the U.K. singles chart. The Mansfield, U.K. new wave band disbanded in 1985.

On this date in 1980, Wah! Heat released their debut single, "Better Scream". It was backed by "Hey! Disco Joe". Neither track appeared on a regular album but both tracks appeared on their 1982 compilation, The Maverick Years 1980-81. The Liverpool post-punk band was fronted by Pete Wylie, who once was in a band called The Crucial Three with Ian McCulloch (later with Echo and The Bunnymen) and Julian Cope (later with The Teardrop Explodes). The band, at various points in their career, was also called Wah! Heat, Shambeko! Say Wah!, JF Wah!, The Mighty Wah! and Wah! The Mongrel.

On this date in 1980, Any Trouble released their debut single, "Yesterday's Love". It was backed by "Nice Girls". The B side appeared on their debut album, Where Are All The Nice Girls? The A side did not but it was added as a bonus when the album was re-released on CD. The Manchester, England new wave/power pop band broke up in 1984 after five albums. They recorded for Stiff Records.

On this date in 1980, The Teardop Explodes released their third single, "Treason (It's Just A Story)". It was backed by "Books". Both tracks appeared on their debut album, Kilimanjaro. The single reached the #18 spot on the U.K. singles chart. The Liverpool, England post punk band disbanded in 1982 after two albums. Lead singer Julian Cope went on to become a successful solo artist. Keyboardist Paul Simpson formed The Wild Swans.

On this date in 1978, Nick Lowe released his debut album, The Jesus Of Cool. It contained the singles, "I Love The Sound Of Breaking Glass" (#7 U.K.), "Little Hitler" and "So It Goes". The power pop singer from Surrey, U.K. was later teamed with Dave Edmunds in Rockpile.

On this date in 1977, The Damned released their second single, "Neat Neat Neat". It was backed by "Stab Your Back" and "Singalongascabies". The first two tracks appeared on their debut album, Damned Damned Damned. The third side was a non-LP track that was simply "Stab Your Back" played backwards. The London punk band, despite several breakups along the way, are still together.

In February of 1982, Red Alert released their debut single, In Britain. Aside from the title track, it also included "Screaming At The Nation" and "Murder Missile". None of the tracks appeared on their debut album, We've Got The Power, but all three were added as bonus tracks when the album was re-released on CD. The Sunderland, England Oi! band disbanded in 1983 after three singles and one album. They re-formed in 1990 and have released new material.

On this date in 1982, Christian Death released their debut full length LP, Only Theatre Of Pain. There were no singles released from the album. The Los Angeles goth band is considered the father of American gothic rock. The name of the band was originally meant as a parody of Christian Dior, the designer clothing brand. They continue to record and perform despite the death of founder, Rozz Williams, who hung himself in 1998.

On this date in 1982, The Gonads released their fourth record, an EP called Pure Punk For Now People. The five track EP included "Punk Rock Will Never Die", "Got Any Wrigleys John?, "Sandra Bigg (Really Big) (Parts 1,2 & 3)", "I Lost My Love To A UK Sub" and "Annie's Song". None of the tracks appeared on a regular album. The London punk band is still active.

On this date in 1981, Lene Lovich released her eighth single, "New Toy". It was backed by "Cats Away". Both tracks appeared on her six-track EP, New Toy. The single reached the #51 spot on the U.K. singles chart. The new wave singer was born in Detroit, Michigan but relocated to England as a child. The title track to this single was written by Thomas Dolby.

On this date in 1981, The Brains released their third album, Electronic Eden. There were no singles produced from the album. The Atlanta, Georgia new wave/power pop band released three albums and an EP before disbanding in 1982. The biggest claim to fame may be that Cyndi Lauper covered their "Money Changes Everything".

On this date in 1981, Dexys Midnight Runners released their fifth single, "Plan B". The B side was an instrumental called "Soul Finger". The A side appeared on their second album, Too-Rye-Ay. The B side did not. The single reached the #58 spot on the U.K. singles chart. The Birmingham, England new wave band disbanded in 1986.

On this date in 1979, Sex Pistols released their second album, The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle. Actually, it was the soundtrack to the movie of the same name and there were recordings by other artists on the album. The album produced the singles, "No One Is Innocent" (#6 U.K.), "Something Else" (#3 U.K.), "Silly Thing" (#6 U.K.), "C'mom Everybody" (#3 U.K.), "The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle" (#21 U.K.), "(I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone" (#21 U.K.), "My Way" (#6 U.K.) and "You Need Hands". This was, of course, the post-Johnny Rotten Sex Pistols though a lot of the footage in the movie and the recordings were from his time. "No One Is Innocent" was sung by Ronnie Biggs. "Something Else", "C'mom Everybody" and "My Way" were sung by Sid Vicious. "Silly Thing" was sung by Paul Cook. "The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle" was sung by Eddie Tenpole (also known as Eddie Tudor-Pole). "You Need Hands" was sung by Malcolm McLaren. "(I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone" wqas actually sung by Johnny Rotten. The album reached the #7 spot on the U.K. albums chart.

On this date in 1978, 999 released their self-titled debut album. It contained the singles, "I'm Alive" and "Emergency". The London punk band is still fronted by Nick Cash and still has an aggressive performance schedule while working on new material.

On this date in 1978, The Vibrators released their fifth single, "Automatic Lover". It was backed by "Destroy". Both tracks appeared on their second album, V2. The single reached the #35 spot on the U.K. singles chart. The London punk bank is still active with lead singer, Knox, and drummer, Eddie, still there.

On this date in 1982, The Fleshtones released a cassette only album, Blast Off! The recordings were actually from 1978. "American Beat" (backed by "Critical List") was released as a single from the album (thanks evr! --- see comments for more info). The punk/new wave band formed in Queens, NY still perform.

On this date in 1981, Go-Go's re-released their third single, "Automatic". It was backed by "Tonite". Both tracks appeared on their debut album, Beauty And The Beat. The Los Angeles new wave all-girl band broke up in 1985 but re-formed in the 1990's and are still performing.

About

The Post Punk Progressive Pop Party (The P5) was a radio show that aired every Saturday night on 88.7FM WVHC (now WRHU) Radio Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY. Back in 1978, it was among the first stations in the U.S. to play the "New Wave" of music that arose from the ashes of Punk Rock. Other college radio stations caught the wave, followed by some major commercial stations like: 101.9 WPIX N.Y, 92.7 WLIR N.Y, 106.7 KROQ L.A, 91.1 91X San Diego, 105.7 The Quake San Francisco and others.

This blog is a tribute to all of the great music of that era. We listened on cassette and vinyl, we danced to it at nightclubs, we saw the bands before they were famous, we got weird haircuts, we dressed in strange clothes. We were part of a music scene. That scene is back. It's right here online. Don't be square, be there!

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